India is a part of me, says Google CEO Pichai
I look forward to continuing the great partnership between Google and India, as we work together to bring the benefits of technology to more people.
Washington, Dec. 3: “India is a part of me and I carry it with me wherever I go,” Google and Alphabet CEO Sunder Pichai has said, as he was presented with the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the Indian envoy to the US.
Indian-American Pichai was awarded the Padma Bhushan for 2022 in the Trade and Industry category. Pichai, 50, was presented with India’s third-highest civilian award in the presence of his close family members in San Francisco on Friday.
“I am deeply grateful to the Indian government and the people of India for this immense honour. India is a part of me, and I look forward to continuing the great partnership between Google and India, as we work together to bring the benefits of technology to more people,” Pichai said while accepting the award from India’s ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
“India is a part of me and I carry it with me wherever I go. I was fortunate to grow up in a family that cherished learning and knowledge,” he said. India’s consul general in San Francisco, T.V. Nagendra
Prasad, was also present during the ceremony.
Sandhu said that Pichai represented the limitless possibilities of technology for transformation. “He has been making commendable efforts towards making digital tools, and skills accessible to across various segments of the society in different parts of the globe,” he said.
Recalling PM Narendra Modi’s words on technology that combines 3Ss — speed, simplicity and service, Sandhu hoped that Google would make full use of the digital revolution happening in India. Pichai said that it had been amazing to return to India many times over the years to see the rapid pace of technological change. The innovations created in India are benefitting people around the world — from digital payments to voice technology.
— SUNDER PICHAI Google and Alphabet CEO